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 Edna Parker in 2007 at age 114 | |
| Born | Edna Ruth Scott April 20, 1893 Morgan County, Indiana, United States |
| Died | November 26, 2008 (aged 115 years 220 days) Shelbyville, Indiana, United States |
| Resting place | Shelbyville's Miller Cemetery |
| Education | Franklin College |
| Occupation | Former teacher |
| Known for | Oldest recognized person in the world, from August 13, 2007 to November 26, 2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Earl Parker (lived: 1884–1938, married: 1913–1938) {deceased} |
| Children | Clifford (1913–1998) Earl Jr. (1919–1985) |
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Edna Ruth Parker (née Scott) (April 20, 1893 – November 26, 2008) was an American supercentenarian and, until her death, was recognized as the known oldest person in the world.
Parker was born in 1893 on a farm in Shelby County, Indiana, near Bengal in Hendricks township. She received a teaching certificate from Franklin College in 1911 and taught at a two-room schoolhouse in Smithland until her marriage to Earl Parker in 1913. They had two sons, Clifford and Earl Jr., both of whom she outlived. Parker lived alone on her farm after her husband died in 1938 and she remained there until 1993, when she moved in with her oldest son Clifford. Parker later moved to Heritage House Convalescent Center, a retirement community in Shelbyville, Indiana, where she lived until her death.
Parker became Indiana's oldest living person on April 7, 2005 at age 111 years 352 days following the death of Minnie Kearby, who was just 6 days older at the time, and became the oldest known person in the state at age 113 years and 274 days on January 19, 2007, surpassing the record previously set by Mary Parr. Parker was recognized as the oldest living American on February 14, 2007, at age 113 years and 300 days, following the death of Corinne Dixon Taylor. On August 13, 2007, at age 114 years and 352 days, Guinness World Records recognized Parker as the world's oldest known person after the death of Yone Minagawa of Japan.
References
- Gillers, Heather (28 November 2008). "Edna Parker, world's oldest person, dies at 115". Indystar.com. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- Woo, Elaine (28 November 2008). "Edna Parker dies at 115; former teacher was world's oldest person". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- "Indiana Woman Now World's Oldest Person". 2007-08-14.
- ^ "Ind. woman, world's oldest person, dies at 115". NBC News. Associated Press. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- "Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- "Indiana Woman Now World's Oldest Person". The Indy Channel. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
| Preceded byYone Minagawa | Oldest recognized living person August 13, 2007 – November 26, 2008 |
Succeeded byMaria de Jesus |